Sixteen years ago, Melanie Perkins saw students struggling for months to master Photoshop. She started with a drag-and-drop tool from her mum’s living room, faced 100 investor rejections, learned to kite surf just to win over a single VC, and finally built Canva — a $49 billion platform used by 220 million people. Her story is a blueprint for any founder who refuses to quit. P.S.: You’re consuming this content. Now imagine owning a page like this — and monetizing it. Follow @scalewithbasem. I’ll